In collaboration with CultTech Association and Voices Berlin Festival
School Phase: 25 April — 20 June 2026 (online)
Studio Phase: 26 June — 1 November 2026 (hybrid)
Showcase: CultTech Summit, Vienna, 4–5 November 2026
Application deadline: 9 April 2026
Shrine is the challenge partner for the Memory Track of CultTech Lab 2026, an international program supporting new artistic work at the intersection of culture, technology, and AI.
The Memory Track invites artists, researchers, technologists, and interdisciplinary teams to develop performative, spatial, or digital works that engage with memory as a living process — particularly in the context of migration and cultural identity. Participants will use AI not as a generative shortcut but as a tool for artistic research: reconstructing fragmented memory, translating personal and collective experience into new forms, and working critically with archives and cultural data.
The challenge grows from a core question at the heart of Shrine’s work: what happens to memory when lives unfold across languages, geographies, and digital environments — and what tools for reconnection are still missing?
Selected participants begin with a two-month online development program with curators, mentors, and interdisciplinary peer exchange. A competitive selection advances teams to the Studio Phase, including a four-day Studio Camp in Vienna, production grants, and a public presentation at the CultTech Summit.
Possible project outcomes include performative works, immersive installations, AI-driven films, participatory digital archives, and generative memory systems.
CultTech Lab is open worldwide. No restrictions on age, background, or professional status. School phase participation: EUR 450 per team (grants available covering up to 100%). Studio phase participation is fully funded.